Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-11-11
TIL NEWS IN PAR AGRAPHs
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81 NEWS q RAGRAPHS +
Interesting sltems Rriefly chtenisted.
For Our Readers.
The growth Of the 4. Of Il. at Montreal.
u reported to have been phenomena, and
still continues.
Fourteen persons at .Pittsbprg were
made seriously sick by drinking poisoned
milk. but it is thought that thsg viii oil
recover. :; ssg
The stock5of the Western Onion Tele-
graph company has been increased by
s5. 0o0, 900, which makes the total stock
$50, 200, 600.
An entire block was destroyed BY fire
at Nashville, Tenn. Loss was nearly
$175, 600. Fears are entertained that
some Of the spectators were buried in the
debris Of q falling wall. IS. III
The New. York Sun says President
Cleveland will remodel his cabinet the
latter part OF the month. Mr.. Lamar
will go to the supreme bench, and Villas
be secretary of the interior 'st
Z, A curious case is now before bile Sill
prelne court at Ottawa. It involves the
right Of the Roman Catholic church to
exact fines from members who have re-
fused to conform to its rules. =. j..
The expenses Of the navy department
for the fiscal year were &;416, 037 less than
the appropriation. u ,z+.: Il #~....
= Gen. Grants famous war horse Clai-
borne hts been presented to the National
military home OF Leavenworth. 'i<.-' j
Animals belonging to John Robinson's
circus got faee in railway collision at
St. Louis ard created great confusion.
Loud complaints come from Marshall,
Mimi, at the scarcity of cars for shipping
wood to prsirie regions. Wood is very
scarce there >: II ..-.
The Macleod, Manitoba, Gazette says
cattlemen aio::s; the border will drive
their cattleito the Manitoba road in Mon
~tana in the event Of commercial union
with Canaia
The Canadian authorities have no fear
that the wtirlike movement Of the Crows
i'll Montana territory viii extend to the
Indians Of the same tribe across the boz
der. z. - #.E>.
Farmers in the northwest are in such
a hurry 10 get their wheat to market
that the country elevators arc. full and
between 600 and /, 300 loaded cars are on
track at Minneapolis.
The clnaiings Of the Chicago banks
during last week amounted to 1854 ,547,-
0OD. an herense Of $1,000, 600 over the
figures fqr the corresponding week Of last
year. New York banks now hold So, 1885,
$50 in excess Of the IS per cent. rule.
Iron ore shipments from Ashland this
season have reached a total of 0,500, 900
tons. ''
Natural gas has been found in several
places near Des Moines. Preparations
for practea,i tests of some of the latest
wells are being made
Over POP 900 bushels Of wheat have
heen marketed at Church's Ferry, D. r.,
this season, and the Sun says this repre-
sents but little more than % per cent Of
; the total crop in tl,at vicinity.
The Ver,nillion Irou Journal, published
at Tower, Mimi, warns all parties to be
careful in buying mining stocks on the
Eernilicn range. The paper offers to
assist legitimate mining men III ferreting
out and crushing all dishonest schemes
All along;the Winona & St. Peter road
the grain elevators are crowded to their
full capacity.
The first carload of flax-seed raised in
Towner, D. r.. was sold Monday on the
track for so cents per hundred, which the
cultivatcrs say is q very fair price.
Thirty outlaws are causing much
trouble in Kinney county, Texas. Sew
eral MeXicans OF small possessions have
fn,so,, u Il 80
ranches have been raided.
Reports from the Northwest Canadian
! territories to officials in Montana say
| that most extraordinary crops have been
raised this season.
Ninety-three carloads of Montana cat
| tle arrived at the South St. Paul stock
yards in two days, and'forty carloads
| FROM Dakota points.
, The Daily Commercial Bulletins fire
record for October shows the losses in the
! United States and Canada to BIZ S., 1863,
! S25 against ;l,loss of s12, OOD, 900 in Octo-
Der, 1873
! Heavy consitsnments Of cattle are being
! made iron, the Northwest Canadian terri
| to. =, to Glasgow aud other points in
) and and England. First-class prices
, ar, realized.
! Typhoid fever is still alarmingly pre-
valent in Indiana, and seems to be in
creasina i'll maligniiucy.
=; The United States consul ut Baraquilla,
United States of Columbia, reports that
flour is sold there for $40 a barrel.
! The receipts Of wheat at Minneapolis
! during last week were greater by 500, 00C
bushels than those of. the corresponding
week ofslast year.
| Owing to the protracted drought in
! Southern Indiana and Illinois wells have
given out md streams dried up, so that
! i'll some places people are compelled to &C
: several miles for drinking water.
! MARKET REPORTS.
In St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Nov. Q.
: Ponltry-Live chickens, old, j16c; dressed
chickens. case: live turkey, 161Sc; dressed tur.
, keys, dIDt0c; ducks and geese, &E9c prairia
! chickens, 81. 50lb3.m per dozen. Teal, ! 81
! mnilard and red head ducks, 3.Ga per dozen;
! mixed ducks, l 50. Phcasants, 2.U0iya 70 Wild
! geese, 6.tN0t7.50 per dozen. Vensnn saddles,
! l0G1l1c.
! Eges--Quoted AT 10000 per dozen.
! Bltter-F'tncy creamery, sNG::5c: choice
| extra, Is552ss;; choice dairy. 1si,:Nc; common
dairy, i201l5c; packing stock. lDc
! IN Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.
AL the grain markets opened very quiet this
morning. Grain values were very close tC
Mondays latest prices. December wheat
! opened at i31Sc and is now 734c.
; May corn opened at 45l5c and is now 45l4c.
In Minneapolis.
- MIHNEAPoLIs. Nov O.
On the local board there was a good inquiry
from elevator men for cash wheat of the best